Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí

Wááshindoon (“Washington”) + bikéyah (“their country”) + ałhidadiidzooígíí (“federated”).

United States of America
United States of America#English

United States of America (a country in North America)


WBA

USA (a country in North America); initialism of Wááshindoon bikéyah ałhidadiidzooígíí (literally “United Country of Washington”)


Tsé Bee Bighan Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyah

nv:Tsé Bee Bighan Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyah


Bichʼah Łichíiʼii Bikéyah

From bichʼah (“his hat”) + łichííʼ (“red”) + -ii (nominalizer) + bikéyah (“their country”)

Turkey (a country located in Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)


Bitsiighaʼ Łichííʼí Bikéyah

bitsiighaʼ (“his mane”) + łichííʼ (“is red”) + -í (“nominalizer”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Béésh Bichʼahii Bikéyah

/péːʃ pɪ̀t͡ʃʼɑ̀hìː pɪ̀kʰɛ́jàh/

From béésh (“iron”) + bichʼah (“his hat”) + -ii (nominalizer) + bikéyah (“their country”), referring to the Stahlhelm helmets worn by German soldiers during World War II.

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


Deeteel Bikéyah

/tɛɛtʰɛɛl pɪ̀kʰɛ́jàh/

deeteel (“moose”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Hashkʼaan bikéyah

hashkʼaan (“fig, banana”) + bikéyah (“its country”)

Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Nahatʼeʼiitsoh Bikéyah

/nàhàtʼɛ̀ʔìːt͡sʰòh pɪ̀kʰɛ́jàh/

nahatʼeʼiitsoh (“kangaroo”) + bikéyah (“their country”)

Australia (a continent and country in Oceania)


Biʼééʼ Łichííʼí Bikéyah

From biʼééʼ (“his shirt”) and łichííʼ (“it is red”) and bikéyah (“their country”), most likely referring to the red colours used during Soviet times.

Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Táłtłʼááh Chʼosh Bitooh

From táłtłʼááh chʼosh daadánígíí (“shrimp”) (táłtłʼááh (“the bottom of the water”) + chʼosh (“bug”)) + bitooh (“their river”).


Dziłgaiitsoh Honeezkʼazii bikéyah

Dziłgaiitsoh Honeezkʼazii (“Himalayas”) + bikéyah (“their country”)

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)


Dziłkʼi Dah Názʼéelii Dineʼé Bikéyah

Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)


Béésh Łichíiʼii bikéyah

/péːʃ ɬɪ̀t͡ʃʰíːʔ pɪ̀kʰɛ́jàh/

From béésh łichíiʼii (“copper”) + bikéyah (“their country”).

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


Táiwáán

/tʰɑ́ɪ̀wɑ́ːn/

From English Taiwan, from Mandarin 臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān), from Literary Chinese 臺灣, from Hokkien 大員 (Tāi-oân), 大圓, 臺員, 大灣, 臺灣, etc., from possibly Siraya.


Biʼednam

nv:Tábąąh Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah


Kéyah Dańlíinii

Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Kéyah Dańlíinii bikáaʼgi kéédahatʼínígíí bizaad


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nv:Beʼekʼid Honeezítsoh Bibąąhgi Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyah


Iithiyópya

/ìː.θɪ̀.jó.pʰjɑ̀/

From English Ethiopia, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía). Historical orthography. Note that p only appears in borrowed words.


Daakǫʼ Dineʼé Bikéyah

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)


Bádikin Sídii

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Táłkááʼ Bighan Dineʼé bikéyah

táłkááʼ (“on the surface of the water”) + bighan (“their houses”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Federated States of Micronesia#English:_Q702

Federated States of Micronesia (The official name of Micronesia, a country consisting of about 600 islands in Oceania)

nv:Eʼeʼaahjí Tónteel bikáaʼgi Kéyah Yázhí dah Ndaaʼeełgo Ałhidadiidzooígíí


Dibé diníí bikéyah

dibé (“sheep”) + diniih (“pain”) + bikéyah (“their country”). So named because "sheep-pain" is almost homophonous with "Spain" in Navajo phonology.

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Chek bikéyah

Czech Republic
Czech Republic#English:_Q213

Czech Republic (a country in Central Europe)


Binááʼádaałtsʼózí dineʼé bikéyah

binááʼ (“his eyes”) + da- (“plural marker”) + áłtsʼózí (“it is narrow”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Tótaʼ Dineʼé Bikéyah

tó (“water”) + bitaʼ (“between them”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Tsin Bikeeʼ Dineʼé Bikéyah

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

constituent countries
constituent country

Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


Bélgii bikéyah

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Bwazííl

Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Kéyah Dah Ndaaʼeełí Łání

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


Ízrel bikéyah

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


Ííjip

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Iiwą́ą́

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)

nv:Kéyah Naakai Łizhinii Bikéyah Shádiʼááhjí Siʼánígíí


Ditsʼozí Daʼalzhishii Bikéyah

Ditsʼozí Da'alzhish ii Bikéyah (canonical)

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


Swis bikéyah

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Azeedíchʼííʼ Dineʼé Bikéyah

azeedíchʼííʼ (“chile pepper”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dineʼé Bikéyah Yázhí

binááʼ (“his eyes”) + da- (“plural marker”) + áłtsʼózí (“it is narrow”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”) + yázhí (“small”)

nv:Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dineʼé Bikéyah Yázhí


Séwib bikéyah

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Tsiiʼyishbizhí Dineʼé Bikéyah

From atsiiʼ (“hair”) + yishbizh (“braided”), "land of braided-hair people".

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China


Daalchííʼ Dadikʼą́ąhnii Bikéyah

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Béésh Łigaii Bikéyah

/péːʃ ɬɪ̀kɑ̀ìː pɪ̀kʰɛ́jàh/

From béésh łigaii (“silver”) + bikéyah (“their country”).


Aljííya

nv:Ghą́ą́ʼaskʼidii Biłikahii Bikéyah Ntsaaígíí


chį́į́h yee adilohii (“elephant”) + bideeʼ (“its tusk”) + tónteel (“sea”) + bibąąh (“its edge”)

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)

nv:Chį́į́h Yee Adilohii Bideeʼ Tónteel Bibąąh


tó (“water”) + wónaanídę́ę́ʼ (“from the other side”) + Bitsįʼ yishtłizhii (“Indian”) + bikéyah (“their country”) (refers to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean)

nv:Tó Wónaanídę́ę́ʼ Bitsįʼ Yishtłizhii Bikéyah


Jóojah

/t͡ʃôːt͡ʃɑ̀h/

Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)


Andówa

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France)


Bangla bikéyah

nv:Haʼaʼaahjí Naakaii Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah


Iiʼniʼ Tłʼiishtsoh bikéyah

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)


Tónteel Bibąąh Dootłʼizhí

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Naakaii Łizhinii Bikéyah Beʼałnííʼ

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)


Kéyah Káango Shádiʼááhjí Siʼánígíí

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Domingo bikéyah

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English

Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)


Damóo bikéyah

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Bosna dóó Hetsog bikéyah

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Naakaii Nátʼohí Bikéyah

Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Kéyah Káango Náhookǫsjí Siʼánígíí

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Haʼaʼaahjí Tíímow

East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)


Antíígwa dóó Hashkʼaan Bikéyah Yázhí

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English

Antigua and Barbuda (a country in the Caribbean)


Iiwááʼ

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Gíní Nahasdzáán Ałníiʼgi Siʼánígíí

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


Gíní Bisó

Guinea-Bissau (a country in West Africa)


Nahoditsʼǫʼłání Dineʼé Bikéyah

From nahoditsʼǫʼ (“bog”) + łą́ (“many”) + -í (nominalizer) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”).


Jaméíkʼa

From English Jamaica, from Taino xaymaca (rich in springs).

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Jóoʼdan

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Łíbanoo

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Kóóweiʼ

Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Bilį́į́ʼ Ńdeiltihii Dineʼé Bikéyah

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Łííhtensain

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)


Kílíbas

Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)


Máághwib bikéyah

nv:Eʼeʼaahjí Ghą́ą́ʼaskʼidii Biłikahii Bikéyah


Moowitéínya

nv:Shádiʼááhjí Ghą́ą́ʼaskʼidii Biłikahii Bikéyah


Kíígiz bikéyah

Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China)


Dziłizhin bikéyah

Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Naakaii Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah Yázhí

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)

nv:Naakaii Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah Yázhí (Tó Bináhaazyínígíí)


Táłkááʼ Diłhiłii Bikéyah

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Seishel

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean)


Omą́ą́

Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Kʼatár

Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Sį́ʼgaboo

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)


Saint Kitts dóó Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English

Saint Kitts and Nevis (a country consisting of two islands in the Caribbean)


Wánda Dineʼé bikéyah

Wánda dineʼé (“Rwandan people”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Táʼídziilnii Bikéyah

Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe)


Ásáí Bikéyah Saʼoodí

Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


nv:Séí Dah Daaskʼidtah Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyah


Sííwiya

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Sólomon Tó Bináhaazyínígíí

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q148966

Solomon Islands (A country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)

Solomon Islands (An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea)


Trinidad dóó Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

Trinidad and Tobago (a country consisting of two main islands in the Caribbean)


Soodą́ą

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


Tʼónga

Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


náhookǫsjí (“northern”) + binááʼ (“his eyes”) + da- (“plural marker”) + áłtsʼózí (“it is narrow”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”) + yázhí (“small”)

nv:Náhookǫsjí Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dineʼé Bikéyah Yázhí


São Tomé dóó Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English:_Q1039

São Tomé and Príncipe (a country and archipelago in Central Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean)


Tʼoobááloo

Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Banoʼáátʼoo

Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)


Naashchʼąąʼ Bidiyogíihnii Bikéyah

Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


Shádiʼááhjí Ásáí bikéyah

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


shádiʼááhjí (“southern”) + binááʼ (“his eyes”) + da- (“plural marker”) + áłtsʼózí (“it is narrow”) + dineʼé (“people”) + bikéyah (“their country”) + yázhí (“small”)

nv:Shádiʼááhjí Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dineʼé Bikéyah Yázhí


Ásáí Bikéyah Yázhí Ałhidadiidzooígíí

Ásáí (“Arab”) + bikéyah (“their country”) + yázhí (“little”) + ałhidadiidzooígíí (“united”)

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Bilį́į́łání Dineʼé Bikéyah

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)


Shádiʼááhjí Soodą́ą

South Sudan (a country in East Africa, formerly the southern part of Sudan)


Tótaʼ Dineʼé dóó Náhookǫsjí Bitsiighaʼ Łichííʼí Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


Swii Lankʼa

/swìː lɑ̀nkʼɑ́/

From English Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese ශ්රී ලංකාව (śrī laṁkāwa), from Sanskrit श्री लङ्का (śrī laṅkā, literally “holy island”).

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Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)

nv:Naakaii Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah Dah Naaʼeełígíí


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nv:Biʼééʼ Łichííʼí Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí


Naakáí Łibáʼí bikéyah

Naakáí Łibáʼí = naakai (“they walk”) + -ii (“nominalizer”) ("the walkers", probably an early attempt to translate exploradores) + łi- (adjectival) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bá (neuter imperfective stem of root -BAʼ, “to be gray”).


Mágí Bitseeʼ Noodǫ́zí Bikéyah

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)


Łeesdísí Bikéyah

/ɬèːstísí pɪ̀kʰɛ́jàh/

From łeesdísí (“kiwi”) + bikéyah (“their country”).

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New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Chooyééł Dineʼé Bikéyah

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691


Ałnánoodǫ́ǫ́z Dineʼé Bikéyah

Scotland (a country in the United Kingdom)


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nv:Shádiʼááhjí Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dootłʼizhí Bikéyah


Shádiʼááhjí Jeeshóóʼ Bikéyah

Shádiʼááhjí Jeeshóóʼ bikéyah (canonical)

shádiʼááhjí (“On the south”) + Jeeshóóʼ (“vulture”) + bikéyah (“their country”)


Ghą́ą́ʼaskʼidii Biłikahii Bikéyah Ntsaaígíí


Táłkááʼ Yadaazʼáhí

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)